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TCU Drops Opener To Oklahoma - TCU Athletics
FORT WORTH – Oklahoma rallied with five unanswered runs to take the series opener with a 7-3 win over No. 12 TCU Friday night at Lupton Stadium. Payton Tolle fanned
GoFrogs: TCU Drops Opener To Oklahoma
FORT WORTH – Oklahoma rallied with five unanswered runs to take the series opener with a 7-3 win over No. 12 TCU Friday night at Lupton Stadium. Payton Tolle fanned a season-high 10 batters in the no-decision.
The Rundown
Payton Tolle turned in a quality start for the Horned Frogs, allowing two runs on just three hits over six innings. He walked one and fanned a season-high 10 batters.
TCU opened the scoring in the second, taking advantage of a one-out walk. Anthony Silva was standing on third with one out and Ryder Robinson delivered a sacrifice fly to put the Frogs in front 1-0.
Oklahoma grabbed its first lead of the game in the fourth with a two-out, two-run home run.
TCU battled back with a pair of two-out runs of its own. Back-to-back walks to open the fifth had the Frogs in business. Logan Maxwell put the Frogs back on top, 3-2, with a two-run single.
In the seventh, the Sooners erased the deficit, sending nine hitters to the plate and scoring four times. They added another run without the benefit of a hit in the eighth.
Zachary Cawyer (5-1) took the loss in relief, allowing three runs on three hits in 1/3 of an inning.
Stat of the Game:
5 - Oklahoma scored five unanswered runs in the seventh and eighth.
Notes:
- TCU's 17-game home winning streak was snapped. The Horned Frogs last home loss was May 5, 2023 against Cal State Fullerton.
- TCU was outhit for the sixth time this season.
- TCU lost for the first time this season when leading after six (13-1)
- The TCU pitching staff registered double-digit strikeouts (12) for the 11th time this season.
- Payton Tolle registered his first quality start of the season and the 14th of his career.
- Peyton Chatagnier has reached safely in all 17 games he's played this season.
- Logan Maxwell extended his hitting streak to 18 straight games dating back to last season.
- Maxwell collected his first multi-RBI game of the year and the 10th of his career.
- Kurtis Byrne collected his eighth multi-hit game of the season and the 38th of his career.
- Jack Basseer has reached safely in eight straight
- Anthony Silva has reached safely in nine straight.
- Ryder Robinson has reached safely in 11 straight games.
With the loss, TCU falls to 15-3 overall and 1-3 in Big 12 play. The Horned Frogs and Sooners will meet in Game 2 on Saturday. First pitch is set for 5 p.m. Kole Klecker will get the start for the Horned Frogs. The contest will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
